Scrumptious Lamb In Red Wine from Morrisons

Advantages: Extremely tasty, lean & tender lamb, lovely sauce
Disadvantages: High in fat

...process, there was a lovely, almost sweet smell of lamb roasting and the wine aroma permeated the air quite strongly. I hoped that the finished article would taste as delicious as it smelled. On removing from the oven, I decided against carving slices from the shank as it would have been too cumbersome being as I was only feeding myself, so I placed the whole thing on my plate then surrounded it with the potatoes and green vegetables. There appeared to be quite a lot of meat on the bone, and I noticed that it hadn?t shrunk at all during the cooking time. The sauce was a pale red colour (a bit like rosé wine), and the smell of rosemary was not overly strong, but definitely there. One thing I wasn?t too keen on was that the sauce was extremely thin ? almost watery ? and I felt that for appearance?s sake, a little thickening with some...

CelticSoulSister 20.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Morrisons Lamb Shank In Red Wine & Rosemary Sauce

Red, red wine...

Advantages: Very good quality
Disadvantages: Price

...If I had to choose between white wine and red I would always go for white, but not always white whine can be chosen. Villa Maria is one of New Zealand's leading wine makers. Recently I've came across its Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon produced of grapes from Hawke's Bay vineyards. Before tasting the wine my expectations were quite? low as good staff can't come from New World. History As you may expect there isn't much history behind the name. No eve a hundred years of tradition and development in wine making. Villa Maria Estate was founded in 1961 by its owner George Fistonich. In just over 40 years has been New Zealand's leading wine award winner. Villa Maria owns vineyards and sources grapes from contract growers from three of New Zealand's leading grape growing regions: Marlborough, Hawke's Bay (this is my tasting bottle comes from...

malekowie 10.04.2006 · Read review
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Australian Red Wine (Tesco's)

Advantages: Cheap and cheerful
Disadvantages: Not really what you would serve to impress at a posh dinner party

...'t have a cork, it has a screw lid, this instantly made me think I had brought a very cheap wine here. I unscrewed the lid and started to pour some in my glass. I was amazed at how rich the colour was a very nice deep purple red. I had expected for some reason a very washed out colour and was surprised. In true tradition much to the amusement of my partner I swished the wine around my glass and then popped my nose in and took a deep sniff. It smelt rich and oaky it made me imagine wooden barrels and there was just the slightest hint of sweetness possibly some sort of fruit but I couldn't distinguish what. So now to taste, again I wanted to do it the right way so popped a small amount in my mouth and swirled it round, now I really wish I hadn't done that as what I tasted was not as nice as the smell, there was a distinct bitterness...

fizzybonbon 09.03.2006 · Read review
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Review of Tesco Australian Red Wine (South Eastern Australia)

The Black Pig - Pigassu French table red wine

Advantages: Great with very many meals especially red meats
Disadvantages: Non

...UPDATED FURTHER!!!!!! I buy a lot of my wines direct from Laithwaites wine company based at New Aquitaine House, Exeter Way, Reading and they are great. There is one wine in particular as I am a red wine lover caught my eye on the laithwaites website that is only available from mid June to mid July each year called Pigassu nicknamed the black pig and comes from France. I have found it great with very many meals. It is very full bodied and has a very smooth sweet taste on the palette and the nicest of very many other french red table wines I have tried over the years. As far as comparisons against other French red table wines that I have tried over the years is it's unique quality. It is totally naturally produced from the best red french grapes, well matured 2002 vintage or whichever year you buy it after, like next years...

Jeser 13.08.2003 (14.08.2003) · Read review
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Review of Pigassu (Red wine)

Austrailian Red wine selected by Tesco worth a try

Advantages: Smooth
Disadvantages: none that I can think of

...Austrailian Red Wine, South Eastern Austrailia selected by Tesco. I am no connoisseur at describing wine, but I could recommend this one. My wife does not even like red wine, but even she found this one pleasant. It is as it says on the bottle "A SMOOTH, MEDIUM-BODIED RED WITH BERRY FRUIT FLAVOURS". Though perhaps being pregnant made my wife normally a non red drinker tollerate this bottle and enjoy it to some extent, and I found it nice enough to ask her to buy it again from Tesco again and I enjoyed it the second time just as much as I did the first time. Describing any kind of flavour is a difficult task for me, but with some kind of wines especially red it is easier to describe what you don't like about them, rather than what you do. The main two failings I find with quite a few red wines is some you could describe as being...

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Review of Tesco Australian Red Wine (South Eastern Australia)

Tesco Australian Red Wine

Advantages: Cheap
Disadvantages: Not something to serve at a party until everyone's drunk!

...Let's face it, you're buying this for £3.00 a bottle. However, MUCH better than some of the chemical crap (e.g. Cape Crossing Cabernet Sauvignon - chemical crap) that some producers pass off as wine in the same price band. It's somewhat acidic with very little body - but who cares at this price? It DOESN'T taste of chemicals and plastic. Better than most cheap table wines, can't go wrong with this - but make sure your guests have had a bit of the good stuff and are a bit pissed before you get the cheap one out. If you want better for your buck do a wine run to France and buy there - but not cheap French wine, it sucks (and they only sell it to stupid Brits like us!)....

Monkey_Spanker 01.10.2008 (30.09.2008) · Read review
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No Sweet Talking Men, Red Roses & Wine at Weekends

Advantages: For me, being this strange is normal!
Disadvantages: I hope I do not offend too many of you.

...This review has taken me a long time and effort to get it right, I know it's only 5 reasons but every time I started to write about it; I felt like I was overdoing it! Thinking about my priorities, I decided that I have quite a lot of strange ideas and thoughts, so I have picked up what I think other people will think of as the strangest and weirdest of my ideas. I hope you will not be offended by my honestly expressing my emotions and feelings. If you find this piece of writing strange, well, that will just mean I'm done! In the next few lines I'm going to mention these five aspects of my personality RANDOMLY: I have no particular order of preference, so . . . Are you ready? ~~~ NUMBER ONE: Hating red roses ~~~ I have already mentioned in one of my reviews that I hate red; this also goes for red roses. Like many...

karimkha 21.05.2008 · Read review
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Red , Red , Wine

Advantages: Fruity , good price , easy to drink , complements many foods ,not too sweet
Disadvantages: None for me

...fruitiness comes through . When you pour the wine it almost seems thick and is a rich ruby red come blackcurrant colour . Tasting again it has a non sweet taste which is very warming . The label recommends the red wine for serving with lightly grilled red meats or full flavour cheeses as a table wine . However I find it an enjoyable drink at any meal be it mid day or early evening . Likewise a glass is pleasant without food after a late shift at work . The Wine ************* This J P Chenet wine is produced in the South of France . The neck label states it was produced in 2006 . The grapes used to produce this wine are - Cabernet Sauvignon -70% Syrah - 30%. Officially the nose is 'Notes of cherries, blackcurrants, green peppers, licorice and spices' I don't know about that but it is definitely fruity and easy to drink...

grafter123 01.06.2007 (31.05.2007) · Read review
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Review of J. P. Chenet Cabernet-Syrah

Quick Veggie Panini UGO's Deli Cafe Four Cheese & Sweet Red Onion

Advantages: Quick, Hot, Tasty, Cheap
Disadvantages: Can't think of any

...There is a new quick snack / meal that can be prepared easily at home - UGO's deli cafe paninis. I was in Sainsbury's the other day and noticed them in the sandwich cabinet. The packaging is lovely - not that 'fast foodie' - it is pretty and looks kind of organic. You don't have to toast them or anything, so no cleaning out the sandwich toaster. All you do is put the panini in the microwave for two minutes! I tried the Four Cheese & Sweet Red Onion Chutney panini yesterday and it was delicious. Just like you get in a deli. I think the special packaging makes them cook as though they have been toasted. The cheese ouzes out when it comes out of the microwave. Really delicious - the sweet red onion chutney was great, really nice consistency and sweet but not too sweet. I am generally rushing about during the day and as...

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Red, red (and white, and rose) wine

Advantages: Funny, touching
Disadvantages: Takes ages to get going

...Jack is about to get married and goes on a week long bachelor party to California's wine country with his best friend Miles. Jack is a womaniser, despite his imminent marriage, and has every intention of getting laid at every available opportunity. Miles is a failed author with a failed marriage behind him to book, and just wants to play golf and get drunk on good wine. Soon they meet two women, Stephanie, who falls for Jack, and Maya, who is obviously fond of Miles. Jack and Stephanie are soon having a frantic carnal relationship, but Miles and Maya have a much more cerebral relationship which looks as though it is going to end in love. Will Stephanie find out about Jack's marriage? Will Miles and Maya end up together? Paul Giamatti plays Miles and is absolutely perfect for the role. Giamatti is not the standard good-looking Hollywood...

sunmeilan 03.12.2009 · Read review
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